by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 21, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new RoPax vessels being built for Stena RoRo. Two of the ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 MWh, making them the marine industry’s largest hybrid vessels to date. This battery power is approximately...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 8, 2022 | Dredging, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
With a three-day event on the Koninginnenhoofd Quay in Rotterdam, Van Oord unveiled its latest addition to the fleet. Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system, was christened by its CFO and member of the Executive...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 25, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
The MSC World Europa is now in the final stage of construction and will be delivered in October. In addition to being the largest LNG-powered cruise ship in the world, the vessel features solid oxide fuel cells, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 3, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping
A cross-boundary project involving science and industry experts has landed EUR 3.4 million from an EU climate action fund to accelerate the uptake of ship-based carbon capture (SBCC). The EverLoNG project will conduct technology trials on board two LNG-fuelled ships,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 18, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Shipping
Classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle for the world’s first Methane Oxidation Catalyst System. The system reduces methane slip by placing a methane oxidation catalyst in an LNG fuel engine and oxidising the methane. The system was developed...
